TUBERCULOSIS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.

Description of tuberculosis (TB) among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients is scanty in the literature even in countries where TB is common. Most of reports of TB in HSCT patients were from ASIA, with TB incidence varying from 0.0014 (USA) to 16% (Pakistan). There are few reports of...

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Published in:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Silvia F Costa, Jessica Ramos, Marjorie Vieira Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/427